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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1997
Page
4
The Gazette warns SSA and other federal agencies face costly, critical risk from the millennium bug as Social Security benefits and new applications may be delayed. Sen. Grassley blasts SSA’s compliance as egregiously lagging despite a Year 2000 program.
Iowa State fans rail at the NCAA after guard C J Bruton is ruled ineligible for amateur status for earning about 9000 dollars while playing pro in Perth. Bruton, who led Indian Hills to a national title, now plays exhibition games with Athletes in Action as Iowa State weighs appeal.
A Virginia study shows 5 000 sons on independent farms yield more permanent jobs and bigger income gains than a large contract hog operation. Researchers argue large operations drain local economies by bypassing nearby businesses and centralizing profits. Nancy Thompson, Rural Affairs consultant, supports community based farming reforms.
Reader argues that education for managing diabetes and celiac disease should be preventive care, noting Iowa state employee plans Welimark Blue Cross Blue Shield and UI Care deny coverage for dietitian instruction. As a nurse, she sees education start at admission but cost barriers deter patients from beginning or continuing education.
A reader criticizes The Gazette for calling the au pair case a reasonable outcome after a 279 day sentence. The letter cites perceived injustice for infant Matthew Eappen and questions editorial tone and related Iowa shaken baby penalty debates.
The Gazette welcomes letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include writer’s full name signature full street address and daytime phone number. No anonymous letters. Limit 300 words per letter every 30 days. Mail or fax or email with full contact details.
Cedar Rapids resident Tom Malcom urges Mayor Clancey and city officials to reroute trucks from Mount Vernon Road to Highway 30 I-380 Third Street and Diagonal Drive SW. He cites repeated refusals, speeding, and recent accidents harming residents.
Mary Lou Patour expresses gratitude to supporters yard sign givers letter writers and voters as she represents Marion into the next century in her council member-elect message.
In a Cedar Rapids letter, Robert Spaulding denounces the Aliens Among Us series by Gazette-KCRG as biased and inflammatory. He argues Latinos in Iowa are legal, productive residents unfairly stigmatized, and urges communities to resist sensational reporting for profit.
Local reader Roger Karrick of Cedar Rapids suggests using wedding cake to reduce the deer population, arguing that consuming cake lowers sexual drive and would curb deer numbers. The idea is presented as a humorous proposal rather than a policy plan.
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